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Crysis 2: Maximum Edition Comes to Steam, Could Dragon Age 2 Be Next?

Remember when a slew of EA games vanished from Steam last year? Most notably Crysis 2 and Dragon Age 2 were taken off Valve's digital platform shortly after those games started to release DLC. It was hard to get a straight answer as to why this transpired, and even the official statement that was sent to IGN last year was far from clear on the whole matter. Well, someone buried a hatchet somewhere because Crysis 2: Maximum Edition just appeared on Steam. So why would this happen now?

Well, ask yourself this: When was the last time you saw any DLC come out for Crysis 2? That's right, it has been almost a year since the last batch of DLC was released. Now that post-content plan has run its course, it's now time to release the customary ultimate, limited, or "Game of the Year" edition that bundles this DLC -- it all seems like a nice way for both EA and Valve to skirt the issue of DLC transactions. I suspect the same treatment could come to Dragon Age 2 if that ever comes out with its own "maximum edition." What EA game would you like to see return to Steam? Are you going to upgrade your version of Crysis 2 to this edition? Sound off of in the comments below.